Abura-Dunkwa

Abura-Dunkwa is a small town and the capital of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District, a district in the Central Region of south Ghana.[1][2]

Abura-Dunkwa
Town
Abura-Dunkwa
Location of Dunkwa-On-Offin in Central Region, South Ghana
Coordinates: 5°58′0″N 1°47′0″W
RegionCentral Region
DistrictAbura-Asebu-Kwamankese District
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)GMT

Geography

Topography

Abura-Dunkwa is low-lying with loose quaternary sands and it rises up to 80 metres above sea level.[3] The town is drained by a number of rivers and streams, including the Offin River, Birim River and small streams.[3]

Education

Abura-Dunkwa is known for the Dunkwa secondary technical school, Boa Amponsem, Oxford, and St Andrews secondary schools.[4] The school is a second cycle institution.[5]

Please Abura Dunkwa is a different town from Dunkwa-on- Offin D Sec Tech and Boa Amponsem SHS are in Dunkwa on Offin and not Abura Dunkwa

Transport

Abura-Dunkwa is a junction station on the narrow gauge Ghana Railway system.

References
  1. Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district
  2. There are several places in South Ghana with the same name of Dunkwa.
  3. Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district: Topography
  4. "References » Schools/Colleges". Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. "List of Secondary Schools in Ghana". Retrieved 12 August 2011.


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